This is a problem that affects AppleShare version 3.0 and greater, including AppleShare 4.1 and Pro.

The symptoms are: when users logged on to the server and create a new folder within an existing folder on the server, the access privileges of the new folder do not inherit the privileges of the parent folder.

The "owner" is the user that created the folder. The name in "user/group" is the same as that of the parent, but only "owner" has check marks under See Folders/See Files/Make Changes (User/Group and Everyone does not have any check marks here).

What Causes This To Happen

Administrator Changes The Access Privileges

The Administrator changes the access privileges to a folder in AppleShare Admin, and selects the option Change All Enclosed Folders. This feature sets all enclosed folders with the same privileges as the parent folder. After making this selection and clicking Save, a dialog box asks you to select Inherit or Explicit privileges for the enclosed folders. It is when the Administrator selects Inherit that the problem occurs. Each enclosed folder has the Same as enclosing folder feature turned on, and each folder created within this folder does not properly inherit the privileges of the parent.

Administrator Selects "Compact Access Privileges"

The Administrator selects Compact Access Privileges for the entire volume. This is a command within the AppleShare Admin program that lets you compact your access privileges (stored in AppleShare PDS file), by seeing which folders have the same exact privileges of its parent, and setting that folder's privileges to Same as enclosing folder. Again, the problem in AppleShare software prevents folders created within these folders to not properly inherit the privileges of the parent.

The Fix

Select The "Affected" Parent Folder

Select the "affected" parent folder in AppleShare Admin's Access Information Window, and again click on Change all enclosed folders. Then click Save. When prompted to change the enclosed folders to either Inherit or Explicit, select Explicit. This returns all privileges to explicit, and any new folders created within properly inherit the privileges of the parent. Unfortunately, it also changes all enclosed folders to the privileges of the parent, which may or may not be a desired outcome.

From The AppleShare Admin's Access Information Window

From within AppleShare Admin's Access Information window, individually select the folders that have been set to Inherit privileges (these have the Same as enclosing folder box checked). De-select the Same as Enclosing Folder option, and check the privileges. All folders created within this folder now correctly inherit these same privileges.

To Duplicate The Problem

Step 1

Log on to an AppleShare 3.x server and create a folder named Level 1, with all privileges enabled for Owner and Everybody.

Step 2

Open the Level 1 folder and create two folders with the following names:

• Level 2/explicit
• Level 2/dynamic Check the access privileges on both Level 2 folders; they should be the same as the Level 1 folder.

Step 3

Select the Level 2/dynamic folder and select the Same as enclosing folder option. NOTE: The access privileges selections become inactive (grayed out).

Step 4

Save the new privileges.

Step 5

Open the Level 2/explicit folder and create a new folder and check its access privileges. This folder has the same privileges as the Level 2/explicit and Level 1 folders.

Step 6

Open the Level 2/dynamic folder and create a new folder and check its access privileges. This folder allows all privileges to the owner but does not allow any privileges to anyone else.

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